Stat Determination
This is a short guide on how to get your Stats.
There are three major ways to determine your Stats in PMD&D. Please discuss with your DM about which methods they want to use in your session.
Rolling Manually
To use this method, you need 4d6 or an online dice roller.
This method is the least reliable, but also allows you the highest possible starting Stats. If you're lucky, you can have a starting Stat of up to 18, while other methods are capped at 15. On the other hand, you could be unlucky and get a result as low as 5, while the other methods have a minimum of 8.
Roll your 4d6, discard the lowest of the 4 resulting numbers. Add the remaining 3 numbers together and write down your sum.
If 3 of the results are 1, you can reroll all 4 dice until you have at least two results greater than 1.
Repeat until you have a total of 6 sums.
Using your 6 sums, assign one number to each of your four Stats (STR, CON, INT, WIS, DEX, CHA).
You can use your chosen Pokemon's Species Profile as a guide for which Stats to strengthen. Your species has existing bonuses from type and standard stat distribution ("Species Bonuses"), so you might want to improve stats that aren't helped by these Species Bonuses OR further enhance your existing strengths.
Point-Buy System
Every stat starts at 8.
In order to increase your stats, you must buy improvements with Stat Points! You have 27 stat points to spend however you want, which makes this system incredibly customizable. You can increase a single Stat to a maximum of 15 before Species Bonuses. You can't decrease a stat to get more points, so the minimum before factoring in your Species Bonuses is 8.
A score of 8 costs 0 SP.
A score of 9 costs 1 SP.
A score of 10 costs 2 SP.
A score of 11 costs 3 SP.
A score of 12 costs 4 SP.
A score of 13 costs 5 SP.
A score of 14 costs 7 SP.
A score of 15 costs 9 SP.
As with other systems, we suggest using your chosen Pokemon's Species Profile as a guide for which Stats to strengthen.
Standard Array
In the original rules for D&D, there's a standard predetermined set of numbers you can distribute across your Stats. This is the easiest, simplest method if you want to save time.
The numbers you can use for your Stats are: 15, 14, 13, 12, 10, and 8.
As with other systems, we suggest using your chosen Pokemon's Species Profile as a guide for which Stats to strengthen.
If you need help with Stat determination, send an Ask and we'll help you out as soon as we can!
